The '''Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Compound File (CF)''' is used in other file formats as its underlying container file.

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It allows data to be stored in multiple streams.

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The OLECF is also known as:

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==Volume Shadow Copy Service==

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* Compound Binary File (current name used by [[Microsoft]])

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Windows has included the Volume Shadow Copy Service in it's releases since Windows XP. The Shadow Copy Service creates differential backups periodically to create restore points for the user. Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions include tools to work with and manage the Volume Shadow Copy Service, including the ability to [[mount shadow volumes on disk images]].

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* Compound Document File (name used by [[OpenOffice]])

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* OLE2 file

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== MIME types ==

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In Windows 8 the shadow volumes seem to have been superseded by File History. For now it looks like it uses similar structures as its predecessors.

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Because the OLECF by itself is just a container it does not use a mime type.

* [http://computer-forensics.sans.org/blog/2011/09/16/shadow-timelines-and-other-shadowvolumecopy-digital-forensics-techniques-with-the-sleuthkit-on-windows/ Shadow Timelines And Other VolumeShadowCopy Digital Forensics Techniques with the Sleuthkit on Windows], by [[Rob Lee]], September 2011

* [http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/B/E/0BE8BDD7-E5E8-422A-ABFD-4342ED7AD886/WindowsCompoundBinaryFileFormatSpecification.pdf Compound Binary File Specification], by [[Microsoft]]. Be warned this file contains at least one error: the directory entry name length is a size in bytes not in characters.

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Volume Shadow Copy Service

Windows has included the Volume Shadow Copy Service in it's releases since Windows XP. The Shadow Copy Service creates differential backups periodically to create restore points for the user. Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions include tools to work with and manage the Volume Shadow Copy Service, including the ability to mount shadow volumes on disk images.

In Windows 8 the shadow volumes seem to have been superseded by File History. For now it looks like it uses similar structures as its predecessors.